degas

verb

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"degas" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“degas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,085
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove the gas from.

Corpus desk

Index EN-degas · degas · English

degas · rank #42,085 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,085
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Denning

Nearest frequency peer: Denning (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “degas”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “degas” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

degas vs Des
40% similar
degas vs dogs
60% similar
degas vs Dems
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for degas
PropertyValue
Headworddegas
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,085
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “degas”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).degaslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Denning” (#42,086), “dauntless” (#42,083), “dateline” (#42,082). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “degas” is #42,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around degas, averb. Corpus frequency is #42,085 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To remove the gas from.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for degas, with forms such as "ddegas", "deags", and "degass". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Des", "dogs", "Dems", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + gas. The correct English form is degas, spelled D-E-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    To remove the gas from.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how degas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair

Etymology

From de- + gas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegas
  • deags
  • degass
  • deggas
  • degsa
  • dgeas
  • edgas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of degas - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddegas1deags2degass1deggas1degsa2dgeas2edgas2
Edit distance from "degas"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degas"?
"degas" is spelled D-E-G-A-S.
What does "degas" mean?
As a verb, "degas" means: To remove the gas from.
What words are commonly confused with "degas"?
"degas" is commonly confused with "Des", "dogs", "Dems". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "degas"?
From de- + gas. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

CSIRO#42,077Dinka#42,096coder#42,066chins#42,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Cadiz7 variantsbream7 variantsghazi7 variantsgoddam7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list